Dropbox received 268 gov't requests this year; none for Business users

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http://www.zdnet.com/dropbox-received-268-govt-requests-this-year-none-for-business-users-7000033590/

By Rachel King
Between the Lines
ZDNet News
September 11, 2014

Following up Yahoo's "win for transparency," Dropbox published its latest 
transparency report revealing the number of user data requests it receives 
from government agencies.

The cloud storage company said it received 268 requests for user 
information from law enforcement agencies and somewhere between "0-249" 
national security requests between January and July 2014.

The 268 figure breaks down to 120 search warrants, 109 subpoenas, 37 
"non-United States" requests from foreign agencies, and two court orders.

Of the 109 subpoenas, Dropbox said only one sought content information, 
which Dropbox asserted it declined to provide.

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